What do you think of when you see a radiation warning symbol? Most people immediately associate the yellow and black trefoil with nuclear energy facilities, but few know that there’s another large source of radioactive waste in our communities: contaminated water from shale gas and oil and gas operations.
Physicians for Social Responsibility PA and Protect PT have produced a new guide to teach the public how to track this threat.
The webinar will teach you the rules of transport and disposal, what should be happening versus what often happens, what to keep your eyes on, how to keep yourself safe, and how to alert the proper authorities if you notice anything wrong.
Click Here to register and for more information.
Visit the Hunt For Yellow 7 Tracking Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste In Our Communities webpage for more information on this issue.
Visit the Physicians for Social Responsibility PA and Protect PT website for more background on initiatives, programs, upcoming events and how you can get involved.
Resource Links:
-- House Hearing I: DEP Allows The Use Of Contaminated Water From New 'Mineral Brine' Conventional Wells On Roads, While Prohibiting Contaminated Water With The Same Harmful Pollutants On Roads From Other Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- House Hearing II: Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Creates An Aerosol Mist Carrying Pollution Through The Air And Into My Lungs - By Siri Lawson, Warren County Resident [PaEN]
-- House Hearing III: Protect PT: For Too Long The Oil & Gas Industry Has Used Our Southwest PA Communities As Dumping Grounds For Their Waste - Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Banned [PaEN]
-- House Hearing IV: We Should Not Be Trying To Find New Ways To Dump More Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells On Our Roads, It’s Obviously Not A Solution; We Need Safe Disposal Options - Here’s One [PaEN]
[Posted: October 19, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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